leaders like governor andrew cuomo of new york, new york city mayor michael bloomberg have both called for federal action on climate change to deal with increasingly disastrous weather events. yesterday, the president weighed in as well saying that while he believes climate change is real and human made, he said taking action will require political will on both sides of the aisle. >> obama: i don't know the what what -- what either democrats or republicanss are prepared to do at this point. there is no doubt for us to take on climate change in a serious way would involve making some tough political choices. >> jennifer: now in his first term, of course, the president did take steps to reduce harmful emissions including raising fuel efficiency standards for vehicles and providing capital to clean energy companies to get off the ground. he actually plans to meet with scientists and engineers and lawmakers in the next few weeks to discuss further steps that can be taken to reduce carbon emissions in the short term. but there won't be action at the federal level without the cooperation of